Device for indicating the intended movements of vehicles.



P. S. DOUGLAS-HAMILTON.

DEVIGE FOR INDIGATING THE INTENDED MOVEMENTS 0F VEHICLES. APPLIUAIIO]TILED DEG.31,1907.

91 2,83 1, Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

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gmtuassE- ATTOR/XEYS P. S, DOUGLAS-HAMILTON. DEVICE FOR INDIOATING THEINTENDED MOVEMENTS 0F vEHIcLEs. APPLICATION FILED DEC} 31, 1907.

9 1 2,831 Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

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INVENT fiuw WW I ofVohicles, of whiohtho foiiowingis n sgmciik thov-i'nmmmlon 3 said devices being the class which o The ob'ect of myinvomion is to provide smisiso PERCY SEYMOUR DOUGLAS'H; 1-7

ID-ENS, I, )I\'"T(')\, i'TNGLAND.

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T 0 ali whom "it may concern: These are two Be it known thsh- I, FrescoSEYMOUR such boxes in the: orz lngsineni shown. The: DOpGLAS-HAMILTQN, ssubjso-t of tho-King I switch omiupioi'o the cii'cuiito the lamps in ofGreat Britain snd irelsnd, of 5 Qusons the: com Mimem 2 of en 51 box,the switch 2 n0 *3 Gate Gardens, London, Engixmd, gsniisimm I ,is thocircuit the lump in. the comsnd Whose postmfiics add -ss BE 1 ens GateGardens, London, '"fioressid, have i1- vented new and usefulI'm'ovovomenis in. D0 vices for lndiostins the infondmi Movomimis andthe ch UHUPIGLQS the cixcui. i; oo conlpmiiinoni i on the s veils-10.Tho sid-ss of 0.: is 0: the norms iswo open ir'igs (prefoiz-ibiy theshops of hands as shown) out in them, the rompmtments .3 having a. KB}..1'Pso11&i ion of s s 'u'omi out open hand out ihvou ;,.1 the: mmand H10compartments 11;; s i'qiu'osimisiion oi sipointing hand zioh is cm;through both sides. Each box the vehicle so that both nbhiimwn 51Lnight-time and turned into the recesses when not mquired 1 iiSLff--TiHlG(5i T le and 9 of each to correspond nation.

My invention reisms to (1. for mo on vehicles for indicating the unwindmuvsmerits, or stoppages; of such whiriss, the

illuminated for use nighbtime, and 510i ngg es'wecislly intended for usewith motor mm! g ve 'cies, slphough they can boos-x! with other roadvehicles.

devices W1 'ch are simpis and economii-m in 1. mo1 Construction andconvex-1mm in use 8311i 0:. i with me A *xohi io in which the peciaiiydevices WiliCiL fii ('i&"ii'l@, or whom morning to 1 mods, and of 1-:shape otherwise out of use, om i ins pvsi'iod bank i n. 5 M- y {Eli m:i: ogqiming so timt, when the so yecssses in tho-body oiih's which sotin-i no is. ushed m. in'io Hie :oiess, v'zhs said port of the deviceswiiiihm pi'oj" :on: ho and fox-111s, To ail s nx'zm'snco, a continuationvehioio which then Los general apps of the body of H12 F iCiG.

anceof a vehicle lU plfi-Vlt ed. 1 snub. (to isms i'w PUzi-OL: t'mrtionsof has from vices, while at nighttime the do "as can be and mm i of the0039s, red, or other :01-

3o vexy readily brought into posiiion for uso. oi'cd glass, or the.iiko, LIP. v be scoui'od.

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-, 1 '00 used for 96 tion, 1* igure 1 ShOWl' section of the box 0021 mmL devices Fig. 3 is a View showing a into which the box or casingdepressor! the whims so as to suiiicicntly project from 100 Figs. 7 and6 show the apparatus with the which, or, shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, anydrawn making various indications; ifig. suitable mums being provided forsto' ping 7 is a. View? similar to Fig. 3 with the box 01' ihem whensufiiiisientiy withdrawn, and 'eopcasing depressed Within the recess.ing iilinl in position When the driver in- 1 is a box divided into twocompartments tends running say to the right, he operates 106 (2 and 3)byapartitionl. In eschcornpnr'hthe switch 7 "which puts on current to.the ment is anelectric lamp 5, the conductors to lamp for illuminatingthe horizontal Pointing which lewd to switches 6, 7 and 8, byconciuohand in the box on the fight-Hand sis Rho tors whishwiliallowofthe movement of the i which, as shown in Fig. When We in- I boxes, orthrough oondno-ors completed By tends tu ning: to th s ion ho opersiestizsllb Contact pieces on the boxss snfi. vehicle is swiiuh 8 which.puts: on mfirent i". r iHumi1mtspactiveiy, which compisis the circuitswhen ing the .iwrizontsl pointing Emmi m the box imi'iugv Lilo indicatoris in be used, the. he mums boxes 1 are withdrawn from (his recesses 1non the left-hand sida of the vehicle, as

shown in Fig. 5. When he intends stopping, he operates the switch 6which puis on current to' the lamps for illuminating .the vertical s)rem'l-cut hands in both boxes, as shown in i 4.

It is to be ll11(l(,1'SlLO\")Ll that I may use only one box if desiredlop indicating stopping, or bot-ll stopping :nnl turning in onedirection, and that the stopping indication may bc only in oneofthclmxcs when: two arc used but generally I prefer the armngcment.dcscribcd and shown,

I claim as my invention:

1. An outomobiln or the like maul vcl'iicl having a recess in l/llfiSllld} of the body of illc vehicle, a direction indicatormlopted i0 bcmoved into said recess and Present its outer face substantially flushWILl l l'l-Q sur'mce of the vehicle when the (lei ace is on: of use,

said indicator comprising a movable casing I with transparent faces andv(llleutlflll 11'l l1C'l-l.- 5

ing sy1nbols, an clccn'i Cal-SE1 Switch means lilo for located con-Vem'ently to the drivers scan and electrical E c llnnp Within Sfilllconnections 23cm said switches to its lana substantially as described,

2. An automobile or the like road "vehicle having a recess in ms side ofthe body of the vehicle, a direction indicator adapted to be moved intosaid recess and preseni its outer face substantially flusla with thesurface of the vehicle when the device is out of use, said indicatorcomprising a movable casing having separate oiaxnpm'tmcnts and irsbns-=1; faces ihcrefor, different direction in- (l'cfiliiig symbols in'sainlcoi'npm'tnients, a, lamp for each compartment, swicli 11 41s convenientto the driver's for controlling each lzunp and electrical conncctionsfrom Salli switch means and the lamps, subsmntislly as described. I

In testimony whereof I have si ncil my name to this specification in.tho presence of two subscribingm'itncsscs.

"ERCY SEYMOUR DlllIGYlJAS-ll AllllL'lUN.

